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Washed Up Journalists

John Dechant

John Dechant interviews journalists who reflect on their careers and the important new stories they covered. Guests explain their reporting methods, their best ledes, biggest gaffes, and the most outlandish covers they used to track down stories in the sometimes-hostile world of news reporting.

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Author, educator and journalist Eileen Wirth grew up in a household where everyone loved to read (anything, even ketchup labels). Wirth recounts her early years as a pioneering woman of journalism, the value of one-on-one editing with... more

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David Krajicek emerged from a long line of bartenders and meatpackers to become a crime reporter and columnist for the tabloid-style New York Daily News. Krajicek explains what it was like covering the Gotti crime family, reporting on... more

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Investigative journalists and book collaborators Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed discuss their new book, Call Me Commander: A Former Intelligence Officer and the Journalists Who Uncovered his Scheme to Fleece America. Testerman was wo... more

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Longtime newspaper cartoonist Tom Kerr recalls his early days cartooning in Australia, the adrenaline rush of a newsroom, chronicling the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, and some harsh days at the New York Post. He also expl... more

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 9 ratings
  • Excellent

    I’m new to this podcast and have only listened to the interview with Dan Pedersen. Highly recommend and plan to listen to the others

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    Helly UK
    United Kingdom6 years ago
  • Jordon and Warren

    Steve Jordon knocked it wAy out of the park: Newspapering from the re-write desk to Warren Buffett’s desk. An amazing career of putting himself “in the shoes of the reader.” A great listen. J Fogarty.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jordon-Buffett
    United States6 years ago
  • All the details

    This podcast examines the work and lives of journalists from the previous decades. It covers the funny, interesting, complex, frustrating, scary, boring, and triumphant details of working as a journalist. The host has excellent rapport with the guests. Anyone interested in the media and journalism should subscribe.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    pndphd
    United States7 years ago
  • Washed Up Journalists - Episode 002

    Having already read Gunshots In Another Room, the bio of hardboiled writer Dan J Marlowe, it was a real treat to stumble across this podcast featuring Gunshots author, Charles Kelly. I was aware of Kelly's background at the Arizona Republic from the brief author bio at the end of the book but I had no idea of how wide and varied his experience with the paper actually extended. For 36 years he covered Phoenix through what can only be described as its most colorful and oftentimes corrupt and viole... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JRSJPJ
    United States7 years ago

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